See what the average commute is in Shawnee County, KS

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Shawnee County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Shawnee County has a shorter commute than all of its five neighboring counties, with Jackson County, KS having the longest commute at 30.6 minutes.

Shawnee County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 17.9 minutes
--- 8.9% lower than state average
--- #49 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.1%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 9.8%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 1.1%
- Workers who work from home: 5.1%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 9.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 6.7%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Shawnee County, KS: 17.9 minutes
#2. Pottawatomie County, KS: 26.0 minutes
#3. Wabaunsee County, KS: 26.5 minutes
#4. Jefferson County, KS: 29.3 minutes
#5. Osage County, KS: 29.6 minutes
#6. Jackson County, KS: 30.6 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Kansas
#1. Greeley County: 9.1 minutes
#2. Stanton County: 10.0 minutes
#3. Graham County: 11.2 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Kansas
#1. Linn County: 34.3 minutes
#2. Elk County: 31.4 minutes
#3. Jackson County: 30.6 minutes